FEDERALhearing transcript

High Impact

Senate Hearing on High-Risk Federal Indian Programs

Original title: HIGH RISK INDIAN PROGRAMS: PROGRESS AND EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING GAO'S RECOMMENDATIONS

January 1, 2018

Indian Affairs Government Accountability Office Federal Oversight Indian Health Service Bureau of Indian Education Bureau of Indian Affairs Energy Development

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing tracks federal efforts to fix management issues in programs that directly impact the quality of health care, school safety, and energy development projects for Native American communities.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Native American communities

These communities rely on the federal programs under review for health care, education, and energy development.

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service

These agencies are required to implement GAO recommendations to address management vulnerabilities.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2018.

What's next

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Summary

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing to review the progress of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian Health Service in addressing federal oversight recommendations. These agencies were placed on the 's '' in 2017 due to vulnerabilities regarding fraud, waste, and mismanagement.

Key Facts

The GAO's February 2017 High Risk List included Indian energy, Indian education, and Indian health care programs.
Programs were designated 'high risk' due to vulnerability to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement.
There are 23 open GAO recommendations for Indian education.
There are 14 open GAO recommendations for Indian health.
There are 13 open GAO recommendations for Indian energy.
To be removed from the High Risk List, agencies must demonstrate leadership commitment, capacity/resources, an action plan, monitoring, and progress.
The hearing took place on September 13, 2017, as a follow-up to a previous hearing on May 17, 2017.

Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

Why were these programs labeled 'high risk'?

The identified them as vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement.

What must agencies do to be removed from the high-risk list?

They must show leadership commitment, provide adequate resources, create an action plan, implement monitoring, and demonstrate actual progress.

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Increased Oversight of Indian Programs

The inclusion of three distinct Indian programs on the GAO High Risk List simultaneously indicates a systemic focus on federal management of tribal services.

Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Education Indian Health Service

Connected Entities

personJohn Hoeven“Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs”Map →

organizationIndian Health Service“Agency under review for high-risk status”Map →

organizationBureau of Indian Education“Agency under review for high-risk status”Map →

organizationBureau of Indian Affairs“Agency under review for high-risk status”Map →

personTom Udall“Vice Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs”Map →

organizationGovernment Accountability Office“Federal watchdog agency that identified high-risk programs”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

Analysis Score

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Controversy40
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